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South Korea has hired Qorvis to handle PR, strategic communications and media management services.
The Publicis Groupe unit has a five-month contract valued at $175K.
Qorvis CEO Michael Petruzzelo and senior VP Brad Klapper are among the six-member Korea team.
The firm reports to Chang Woo Lee, first secretary at Korea’s DC embassy.
South Korea scrambled jets on Oct. 13 after North Korean warplanes flew close to the demilitarized zone between the countries.
The regime of Kim Jong Un, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary, launched a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan on Oct. 14. It has launched more than 40 missiles this year.
Kim has declared that North Korea’s nuclear forces are fully prepared for “actual war.”
Impact Management Group, which is headed by Republican operative Terry Benham, works to build US support for Ukraine.
Rational 360 has ironed out its six-month $1.2M contract with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund to position it as a “sophisticated global investment fund.”
APCO has signed on to promote this month’s visit of Ahmed Al Khateeb, head of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Tourism, to the US.
The Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Tourism has signed on Montieth & Co. for strategic communications and media relations duties as chaos grips neighboring Haiti.
Edelman is negotiating a formal contract with the Bahamas for strategic communications on issues impacting its reputation abroad.
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